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About Us
High Speed Training has grown from our launch in 2008 to a team of over 100 people, dedicated to delivering high-quality, engaging online training content and empowering our learners with the knowledge to make their workplace the safest it can be.
Our team is made up of talented and passionate individuals, who genuinely care about the work they are doing to help our learners to develop and pursue their goals.
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Your role in the team
Are you highly organised with a passion for working with people to create meaningful partnerships with the aim of building our reputation, supporting business growth and differentiating our product?
Our Strategic Partnerships team is responsible for identifying, building and maintaining partnerships with external partners including awarding bodies, charities, accreditors, and subject matter experts with the aim of building our reputation, supporting business growth and differentiating our product.
Reporting to the Strategic Partnerships Lead, the Partnerships Executive is responsible for effectively organising and maintaining key documentation and agreements related to our strategic partnerships. Communicating with both internal teams and external stakeholders will be a key part of the role.
We are looking for someone who is self motivated, with the initiative to help improve our processes and ways of working and the potential to help identify future partnership opportunities that improve our product and customer experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Accurately record, collate and maintain databases of key documents, agreements and information relating to our partnerships to ensure work takes place as part of an effective process.
- Identify and explore partnership opportunities that improve our product and customer experience.
- Communicate progress within our strategic partnerships work internally with key stakeholders, highlighting key dates and any required actions to support our partnerships.
- Submit detailed applications to accrediting bodies, tracking and managing the process from gathering supporting evidence internally through to accreditation.
- Co-ordinate and follow up on actions from agreements with external partners, maintaining regular communication and updates as required.
- Represent the business at relevant external events as required.
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with external experts and organisations.
- Monitor and analyse the performance of partnerships.
What we're looking for
- Excellent administration skills, with previous experience of recording and managing agreements or documents to ensure an effective process.
- Previous experience within a Partnerships role would be highly desirable.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively with colleagues, managers, customers.
- Highly organised and efficient, able to manage and prioritise work effectively.
- Solid interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships with a range of teams internally and externally.
- High level of attention to detail.
- Self motivated, creative and driven to achieve goals.
- Demonstrates a professional, proactive and positive attitude.
- Ability to analyse and interpret Excel spreadsheets, use of Word Processing, and be comfortable with PowerPoint applications.
- Strong outreach skills with the ability to contact possible new stakeholders with confidence and build relationships is essential to the role.
Our people are at the heart of our business and create a welcoming work environment where we collaborate, have fun and celebrate our success together. We are proud to have achieved a 3 star rating showcasing our 'world class' levels of engagement, the highest accolade from Best Companies.
Our company benefits
We'll welcome you on-board with a home office allowance, 26 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy additional holiday if you fancy an extended break, a great profit share scheme, the latest mobile phone and contract and an attractive pension package. We also offer free life insurance (which covers 4-times your salary), optional private medical insurance for you and your family, a general health cash plan, dental cash plan and discounted gym membership.
Beyond our benefits
Having fun both inside and outside work is really important to us so we have a highly motivated activities committee who organise regular events, both in person and virtually.
We are big believers in the impact we have on the world being a positive one with our 'giving something back' group focusing on volunteering opportunities, our environmental impact, charitable giving and course donations.
Inclusion at High Speed Training
We care about our people and support each other so we can bring our whole selves to work each day. We are inclusive, value diversity and celebrate our individuality. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marital and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sex or sexual orientation.
We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants so please let us know if you require any adjustments that we can accommodate as part of our application process.
Having been awarded the prestigious accolade from Best Companies for our 'world class' levels of engagement, we recently secured our place as the 4th best company to work for in the Education and Training sector.
Remote first at High Speed Training
We fully support our staff to work in a flexible way that allows them to balance all of their commitments both inside and outside of work, that lets them be at their best, whether that's on-site at either our Ilkley head office, our dedicated office space in central Leeds, at business lounges across the country or based remotely anywhere in the UK.
Our 'remote first' policy means we want everyone to work where they are happiest and most productive and we'll provide you with the set up you need to work beyond the traditional office environment.
We are therefore open to applications no matter where you are located in the UK and our interview and onboarding process is fully virtual.